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Tired of buying lady drinks?
Tired of paying barfines?
Tired of having to find a new bar simply because the girl you previously barfined jumps on you the moment you set step in her bar?
Then meet the new kid in town: Read the rest of this entry »
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Disruption of the Olympic-Torch Relay
From Thailand’s “The Nation” newspaper, dated April 17, 2008 (in part):
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Protesters disrupting tomorrow’s Olympic-torch relay will be
arrested immediately and prosecuted for public disturbance, police
say.
Foreigners will be expelled and banned from returning. Those with
residency will have it revoked permanently, spokesman Lt-General
Watcharaphol Prasarnratchakij says.
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What is this really about? Read the rest of this entry »
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Drugs, the illegal and recreational kind, are available in Thailand: marijuana, ecstasy, heroin and “yaba” (a very addictive methamphetamine/caffeine cocktail that’s become a major problem).
Do not mess with drugs because:
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Why do guys end up buying drinks for unattractive girls they have no interest in while the girl they really want sits alone in the corner?
(Honest, this happens way more than you would like to believe.)
The problem is that guys do not exercise their power.
A lot of men have it in their heads that if any woman gives them the time of day they need to be polite and let the woman call the shots.
It doesn’t work that way in Asia so leave the Western mindset behind. Read the rest of this entry »
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The “morons” who pay more than 1000 baht long time don’t have to do any running around.
They walk, not run, into any gogo bar in town, find Miss Tonight, negotiate an agreeable number in a simple process where the punter is not getting completely skinned and the girl doesn’t have to face God only knows what sort of inner shame by auctioning herself off to the lowest bidder.
The guys who live to have no regrets (and know what the going rates are) head off with any girl they want in tow at any time of night. Read the rest of this entry »
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While drinking in a Pattaya beer bar one night, I met a young, farm fresh 19-year-old who claimed it was her first night (Yeah, don’t they all). Reinforcing this claim however, was the fact that we needed the translation services of the other girls since she spoke so little English.
Despite limited formal communication, we still got on quite well (think: squeals of delight). She was the picture of the proverbial girl-next-door: enthusiastic with no pretensions. Read the rest of this entry »
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Every so often a Reader asks, “Great eBook, but why aren’t there any pictures in it?”
It’s true, there are no pictures in the Why Thailand Guide.
There are millions of websites to find pictures, such as this one
But there are a couple problems:
First, rather than making yet another picture site, you’ll gain more by having the tools to help make your time in Thailand the best it can be.
Second, they’re pictures.
And looking at pictures misses the point. The whole idea of the Guide is for you to go where the girls are and to have a good time. (Of course, you could make your own pictures, but that’s another topic.)
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The Penthouse Hotel (Pattaya, Soi Pattayaland 2) now prohibits sheep from accompanying you to your room!
(Sorry, New Zealanders, but there are limits. Though if sheep are your thing, take a look at Adult Sheep Finder)
Background
Soi Pattayaland 2 (aka Soi 13/4) is must-do Pattaya experience.
There are wall to wall gogos, lit up like giant Christmas trees, with touts coaxing you to enter their respective establishments. And just to show how fair Thailand is, there are both boy, as well as girl gogos (think Sodom and Gomorrah and you’re not far off the mark). Read the rest of this entry »
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Soi 6 is Pattaya’s brothel street. It’s a whoremonger’s wet dream (and that’s saying something). Take a walk of lust.
Countless women of all shapes and all willing. Be prepared to be catcalled and virtually attacked by the bargirls lining the street. It’s a veritable gauntlet, especially at night. (Why can’t it be like this back home?)
Soi 6 makes Walking Street look like the Vatican, if such a thing is possible.
Yes, this is the street where not only can you get blowjobs on the premises; you can get them in full view of other patrons (an exhibitionist’s fantasy). Read the rest of this entry »
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Cobra Gold is an annual joint military exercise held between Thai and American forces. The US Navy comes to Pattaya.
First
This exercise generally starts late April and usually runs through most of May.
However, no one knows exactly when the navy will arrive, including the sailors themselves. Anyone who tells you differently is WRONG. The way the navy works is to keep everyone in the dark about where they are or when they will be at any location.
There is a plan BUT it gets changed all the time and without notice. Of the many rumors that they are coming on such and such a date 99% are wrong. You are better off flipping a coin rather than listening to rumors.
Second
It makes little difference except around Walking Street when they are in town. If a carrier group arrives there will be about 6,000 sailors. At any one time no more than half are allowed on shore so that means 3,000 in town. There are 3,000 bars in Pattaya so that’s one extra person per bar. So who cares.
In reality though, the sailors tend to hang around Walking Street and Soi Pattayaland 2. You’d be lucky to see a single sailor in Soi 8 or North Pattaya.
Third
During Cobra Gold no more than 200 guys get leave on any one day. The impact on Pattaya is ZERO. Usually for the last three days in late May a larger number will be given leave. Maybe a thousand or so. Impact on Pattaya - negligible.
Remember, Pattaya has a huge overcapacity of bars and ladies.
Plus, when rumors of the navy’s imminent arrival surface, thousands of girls trek down from Bangkok. That means the ratio of men to women probably improves even if the navy does turn up. If the navy doesn’t show up - which is the more common scenario - the ratio goes through the roof.
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